Hoover Institution in DC Year in Review 2022

In 2022, we continued our virtual Hoover Book Club series. Highlighting the research of Hoover fellows, these in-depth, informed conversations pull back the curtain on policy development and execution. These talks feature discussions between issue experts and policy makers as they consider solutions to some of our most difficult problems. Included is a review of Hoover Institution fellows speaking in our nation's capitol and a list of the top op-eds and interviews. 

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2022 Hoover Book Clubs 

A discussion with Amy B. Zegart on her latest book, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, moderated by Bill Whalen.

A discussion with Markos Kounalakis on his latest book, Freedom Isn’t Free: The Conflicts and Costs for World Order and National Interests, moderated by Bill Whalen.

A discussion with Hoover Visiting Fellow Tim Kane on his latest book, The Immigrant Superpower, moderated by Bill Whalen.

A discussion with Bruce Caldwell, editor of Mont Pèlerin 1947: Transcripts of the Founding Meeting of the Mont Pèlerin Society, published by the Hoover Institution Press. The discussion is moderated by Bill Whalen.

A discussion with Shiran Victoria Shen, author of The Political Regulation Wave: A Case of How Local Incentives Systematically Shape Air Quality in China, moderated by Bill Whalen.

A discussion with Terry Anderson on his latest book, Renewing Indigenous Economies (coauthored by Kathy Ratté), moderated by Bill Whalen.

A discussion between Barry Strauss and Victor Davis Hanson on Strauss’s latest book The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium.

A discussion between former senator Phil Gramm, John Early, and John B. Taylor at the Hoover Institution on Senator Gramm and Mr. Early’s latest book, The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate, coauthored by Robert Ekelund.

A discussion between Bill Whalen and Adele Hayutin, author of the Hoover Institution Press publication New Landscapes of Population Change: A Demographic World Tour

 

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2022 Highlights of Hoover Fellow Op-Eds & Interviews

Peter Berkowitz: Progressives See Extremism Only on the Other Side, RealClear Politics

Michael Boskin: It’s the Inflation, Stupid, Project Syndicate 

John Cochrane: How Government Spending Fuels Inflation, Wall Street Journal, interview by Tunku Varadarajan

John Cogan & Kevin Warsh: America Needs a Return to First Principles, Wall Street Journal

Niall Ferguson: Putin Misunderstands History. So, Unfortunately, Does the U.S., Bloomberg

Rose Gottemoeller: Nuclear Diplomacy with Russia Could Avert the Threat of Armageddon, Financial Times

Victor Davis Hanson: How Will Putin Survive His Self-Created Ukraine Disaster?, Washington Times 

Kevin Hassett: Musk Can Stop the Drift to Socialism, National Review

Bjorn Lomborg: The Inflation Reduction Act Does Little to Reduce Climate Change , Wall Street Journal

Michael McConnell:  How Congress Can Fix the Electoral Count Act, Washington Post

Michael McFaul: Why the West Must Boost Military Assistance to Ukraine, Washington Post

H. R. McMaster: Ukraine’s Courage against Russia Shows Free World How to Stand Up to Putin and Xi, Fox News

Paul Peterson: You’re Not Imagining It: Kids Today Really Are Smarter Than We Were. Test Scores Prove It, USA Today

Matt Pottinger: Xi Jinping in His Own Words, Foreign Affairs

Joshua Rauh & Kevin Warsh: The Inflation Mess and a Financial Refuge, Wall Street Journal

Russ Roberts: How to Make a Decision When There’s No ‘Right’ One, New York Times

Thomas Sargent: Volcker, Powell and the Price of Amnesia About Monetary Policy, Wall Street Journal

Nadia Schadlow: Biden’s National Security Strategy Is Undone by Fantasy, Wall Street Journal

Jacquelyn Schneider: The Biggest Cyber Risk in Ukraine?, Foreign Affairs

Amy Zegart: How Fake Spies Ruin Real Intelligence, The Atlantic
 

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2022 Hoover Congressional Testimony

Michael McFaul
February 16
US House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Defending US Allies and Interests against Russian Aggression in Eastern Europe 

Jacquelyn Schneider
February 17
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
China’s Cyber Capabilities: Warfare, Espionage, and Implications for the United States

Tyler Goodspeed
March 8
US House Committee on Financial Services
The Inflation Equation: Corporate Profiteering, Supply Chain Bottlenecks, and COVID-19 

Joshua Rauh
March 16
US Congress Joint Economic Committee
Why We Should Preserve Shareholder Capitalism

Joel Rayburn
March 16
US House Foreign Affairs Committee
11 Years of War: The Humanitarian Impact of the Ongoing Conflict in Syria

H. R. McMaster
April 6
US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America’s Pain at the Pump

Tyler Goodspeed
April 27
US Congress Joint Economic Committee
Building on a Strong Foundation: Investments Today for a More Competitive Tomorrow

Charles Blahous
May 12
US Senate Budget Committee
Medicare for All: Protecting Health, Saving Lives, Saving Money

Lee Ohanian
July 20
US Senate Committee on Finance
The Role of Tax Incentives in Affordable Housing

Matt Pottinger
September 15
US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
Protecting Americans’ Private Information from Hostile Foreign Powers

Rose Gottemoeller
September 20
US Senate Committee on Armed Services
United States Nuclear Strategy and Policy

Tyler Goodspeed
September 22
US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy
Power and Profiteering: How Certain Industries Hiked Prices, Fleeced Consumers, and Drove Inflation